Baptism Flashcards
`What is baptism?
It is part of the process of redemption, seen as the washing away from sin, an initiation into the christian community and the kingdom of god
What was Jesus’ great commission?
Jesus’ last command to his disciples was ‘Go you, therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit’
What is augustines view on baptism?
Follows Paul’s view on baptism in the book of romans; Adam brought sin into the world through his disobedience. Sin brings about death literally and spiritually.
Jesus came into the world without sin and he didl but he was sinless and his death resulted in the new resurrection.
waters of regeneration
What does Romans 6:3-5 say about how were all buried with Jesus?
“all of us who were baptised into christ Jesus were baptised into his death… we were therefore buried with him.. we too many life a new life”
What phrase could we use to say about humanity being seminally present?
Adam was mankind. In his loins was the seed of humanity that would bring forth every human life, and when he was polluted so was everything that came out of his loins, and he produced a polluted race.
What does romans 5 say about death through Adam, life through christ?
“Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all people, because all sinne”
Sin entered the world through just one man and christ equally brought it back by just once man
What is sin singular?
There sin resulted from Adams original sin
What is sins plural?
Sins that result from his sin
Original sin is transmitted biologically through the entire human race
What was Ausgustines belief on original sin?
He interpreted his words from the Bible by suggesting from Psalm 51:5- “indeed I was born guilty, a sinner when my mother conceived me”
What was zwinglis view on baptism?
Scripture was the sola source of truth (sola scriptura
Rejected the autority of the papacy
Why did Zwingli think outward acts don’t save us?
If one says baptism means grace then one questions sovereignty of god- god is free to save people
The bible suggests hat some people who were baptised were not saved. The spa; cant be affected bt what is bodily
What does Ephesians 2;8-9 say about the outward acts not saving us?
“you have been saved through faith… not your own doing, it is the gift of God, not a result of words”
Why does Baptism matter to Zwingli?
Accepted the definition of sacrament but separated the sign from the thing it signified. Sacrrament does not cause the thing it signifies
nothing included in the bible about water in baptism being effective, gods grave is important
god walk forgive as the baptised have his grace
Why does baptism matter?
Instiuted by Christ Testify to actual historical events Symbolize important thins aid to faith act as an oath for christian unity- a way to show christians they are united
What is anabaptism?
Baptising again… those who were baptised as an infant should be baptised again in order to conform with he practice of the New Testament
